The Emissary: G.D. Birla, Gandhi and Independence |
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... Patel , Speaker of the Assembly , led him to write to G.D. from Lahore on his return to India . He [ Patel ] wanted us to announce that we would boycott the Royal Commission if it would not have a majority of Indians on it . I flatly ...
... Patel , Speaker of the Assembly , led him to write to G.D. from Lahore on his return to India . He [ Patel ] wanted us to announce that we would boycott the Royal Commission if it would not have a majority of Indians on it . I flatly ...
Page 174
... Patel , the Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister . The relationship between Nehru and Patel , on whose co - operation the success of the government rested , had shown signs of strain . Gandhi enjoined Patel , as he had earlier Nehru ...
... Patel , the Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister . The relationship between Nehru and Patel , on whose co - operation the success of the government rested , had shown signs of strain . Gandhi enjoined Patel , as he had earlier Nehru ...
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... Patel a man of action . Nehru , G.D. observed , had the simplicity of heart of a poor man but the arrogance of a wealthy one . " There is sorrow in his smile , politeness in his challenge , enthusiasm in his weariness . " In the same ...
... Patel a man of action . Nehru , G.D. observed , had the simplicity of heart of a poor man but the arrogance of a wealthy one . " There is sorrow in his smile , politeness in his challenge , enthusiasm in his weariness . " In the same ...
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Authors Note II | 11 |
Pilani | 17 |
The Birth of an Industrialist | 29 |
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attitude Baldeodas Bapu Bapu's Basant Kumar Bengal Birla Brothers Birla House Bombay British businessmen Calcutta Churchill civil disobedience Committee communal Conference Congress leaders Constitution cotton Cripps Delhi discussed economic fast feel felt G. D. Birla G.D. had written G.D. observed G.D. replied G.D. wrote Gandhi and G.D. Gandhi replied Gandhi wrote Gandhiji Gandhism Ghanshyamdas Government Governor Gwalior Harijan Harijan Sevak Sangh Hindu Hoare impression Independence India industrial industrialists interest Jawaharlal Jinnah jute Lajpat Rai later League letter Linlithgow London Lord Lord Linlithgow Lord Lothian Lothian Mahadev Desai Mahatma Malaviya Mandelia Marwari matter meeting ment mills Muslims nationalist Nehru never non-violence Party Patel Pilani political Prime Minister problems proposed Punjab Pyarelal Rajasthan realise rupees secretary Shivnarain Simon Commission situation social speech steel talk Tata textile Viceroy views villages Wardha Wavell write wrote to G.D. wrote to Gandhi